Diomedis Botanical Garden
Diomedis Botanical Garden is a garden in Chaidari, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Access is restricted and requires permission. Diomedis Botanical Garden is situated nearby to the quarter Dásos, as well as near the neighborhood Daphni.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Garden
- Description: botanical garden in Haidari, Greece
- Also known as: “Diomedes Botanic Garden”, “Diomedes Botanical Garden”, “Diomidous Botanical Garden”, and “Julia and Alexander Ν. Diomedes Botanic Garden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Daphní and Dafni Pan cave (Attica).
Daphní
Church
Photo: Ghirlandajo, Public domain.
Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue.
Dafni Pan cave (Attica)
Cave
The cave of God Pan in Daphni is a cave in Haidari, Attica, Greece, that was sacred to the god Pan. It is located near the Byzantine monastery. The cave is believed to have been used for rituals, including burnt offerings and animal sacrifices dedicated.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korydallos and Skaramagkas.
Korydallos
Suburb
Korydallos is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit of Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of the Athens agglomeration. Korydallos is situated 3 km south of Diomedis Botanical Garden.
Skaramagkas
Town
Skaramagas is a port town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Haidari and is divided into three main neighborhoods, Ano Afaia, Kato Afaia and the coastal zone. Skaramagkas is situated 3½ km west of Diomedis Botanical Garden.
Aigaleo
Suburb
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aigaleo or Egaleo is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens urban area, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. Aigaleo is situated 4 km southeast of Diomedis Botanical Garden.
Diomedis Botanical Garden
- Categories: botanical garden, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chaidari, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.0106° or 38° 0′ 38″ northLongitude
23.64274° or 23° 38′ 34″ eastElevation
130 metres (427 feet)Open location code
8GC52J6V+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 3962003335OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12557122Wikidata ID
Q12874706
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In Other Languages
“Diomedis Botanical Garden” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Βοτανικός Κήπος Διομήδους”
- Greek: “Βοτανικός Κήπος Ιουλίας και Αλεξάνδρου Ν. Διομήδους”
- Greek: “Βοτανικός Κήπος Ιουλίας και Αλέξανδρου Ν. Διομήδους”
- Greek: “Διομήδειος Βοτανικός Κήπος”
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